Exhibiting and vending case.



F. A. CANFIELD.

EXHIBITING AND VENDING CASE. APPLICATION- FILED AUG. 12, 1915.

1,192,859. Patented Aug. 1, 1916.-

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FRANK A. CANFIELI), OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

EXHIBITING AND VENDING CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1916.

Application filed August 12, 1915. Serial No. 45,081.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK A. CANFIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at 208 Siegel street, in the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Exhibiting and Vending Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to exhibiting and vending cases in which sheet like salable articles are arranged and is an improvement upon the invention described in my companion application filed February 23, 1915, Serial Number 9858.

The objects of my present invention are to simplify, cheapenand improve the means for inclosing and protecting the sheet like articles, to so construct such means that the parts thereof are all connected together and to so arrange and interfold the'same in a zig-zag form with the articles interposed and inclosed between the folds thereof, that a multiplicity of said articles can be assembled in superimposed condition in a flat package with each article separated from the others by interconnecting inclosing sheets. These and various other objects Iaccomplish as set forth. in the following description and as more fully and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which an embodiment of my invention is shown.

In the drawings: Figure 1, represents a horizontal section through my improved case taken on line 1 1 Fig. 2. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of my improved case. Fig. 3, is a perspective view of an enlarged fragment of the zig-zag strip constituting the inclosing means. Fig. 4, is an edge view of an enlarged fragment of theinclosing. strip showing the manner of cementing the side edges to form a pocket.

In referring to the embodiment of my present invention shown in the accompany ing drawings in detail, like numerals designate corresponding parts.

The case is preferably formed as shown in my companion application Serial No. 9858 previously referred to and comprises a bottom wall 1, a top wall 2, and vertical side and end walls 3 and 4:, and a number of vertical slots 5 are formed in the side or end walls as desired.

In my present invention the salable articles or goods which preferably are in the form of triangular pennants 6, of suitable fabric are arranged in a compact package with the articles separated from each other by alternating the articles between, interposed sheets formed by bending a single long strip 7 of suitable material in zig-zag to form a series of integrally connected pockets as shown in Figs. 8 and 4:, in which the articles are fitted. This strip is provided with a series of recesses or openings 8, preferably of semi-circular form which are out in above the center of each front fold or fold at one side of the strip and through which the ends of the articles or pennants project and are exposed for exhibition and selling purposes and to provide an easy and convenient means for removing the articles from the case.

As shown at 9 in Fig. 4, the side edges of the inclosing sheets formed by the bends or folds of the strip are cemented together in pairs and thus provide a series of individual pockets for incasing the articles which are inseparably and integrally connected.

In the form of my invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the strip of material is made wide enough to inclose three rows of articles and is provided at each front fold with three openings or recesses through which the articles or pennants project.

When folded, two packages can be placed in the inclosing case with the projecting portions of one package on one side and the projecting portions of the other package on the opposite side of the case, as shown in Fig. 1. From this it will be noted that a package of the articles is complete in itself with all of the inclosing pockets connected together. Another advantage is that. two sheets or a double thickness of material'are interposed between the articles, thus permitting the strip to be made of fairly thin cheap material. To remove an article from'this im proved pocket, ,the; projecting, end of the article is grasped and pulled outwardly which causes the tapering sides of the articles to tear the strip on each side of the recess to permit the article to pass out.

The chief advantages of my present improvement are that the articles are assem bled in a flat compact form and are held together in a single package by the interconnection between the inclosing pockets. Other advantages reside in the great simplicity and cheapness of the inclosing pockets and the peculiar manner in which they are constructed.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of a wide range of variation, alteration, modification and change without departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the construction herein shown and described, but desire to avail myself of all such variations, alterations, modifications and changes as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims or may be construed to be within the scope thereof by involving the doctrine of equivalents.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the class described, a package composed of a plurality of thin articles, and inclosing means for said articles comprising a long strip bent zigzag upon itself in a plurality of folds, between which the articles are interposed with portions projecting through the bends of the folds and from which the articles are withdrawn by being pulled through the bends of the folds.

2. In a device of the class described, a package composed of a plurality of thin articles, and inclosing means for said articles comprising a long strip bent Zig-zag upon itself in a plurality of folds, between which the articles are interposed, and openings at the bent ends through which portions of the articles project.

3. In a device of the class described, a package composed of a plurality of thin articles,- and inclosing means for said articles comprising a long strip bent zig-zag upon itself in a plurality of folds; said folds being cemented together to form pockets in which the articles are inclosed with portions protruding through the bends of the folds.

4:. In a device of the class described, a package composed of a plurality, of thin tapering articles and inclosing means for said articles comprising a long strip bent zig-zag upon itself in a plurality of folds, said folds being cemented together in pairs to form pockets in which the articles are in closed and each pocket having an opening through which a narrow end portion of the article inclosed therein projects.

5. In a device of the class described, a package composed of a. plurality of thin articles, and inclosing means for said articles comprising a long strip bent zigzag upon itself in a plurality of folds; said folds being cemented to each other on their side edges in pairs to form pockets in which the articles are inclosed; said pockets having sides of double thickness and end bends of single thickness which are adapted to be torn as the articles are withdrawn.

6. In a device of the class described, a package composed of a plurality of thin articles, and inclosing means for said articles comprising a long strip bent Zigzag upon itself in a plurality of folds; said folds being cemented to each other on their side edges in pairs to form pockets in which the articles are inclosed, and having openings formed in the bend joining the sheets of each pair through which portions of the articles project.

7. In a device of the class described, a long strip folded upon itself in a plurality of folds to form a series of integrally con nected pockets and thin articles, each separately and individually inclosed in one of said pockets, said articles being adapted to tear the strip at the bends as they are withdrawn from the pockets.

8. In a device of the class described, a single long strip of thin fairly weak flexible material folded upon itself in a plu rality of folds to form a series of integrally connected pockets and having the two portions constituting each pocket cemented to each other at their side edges, and thin articles each separately and individually inclosed in one of'said pockets; said articles being adapted to be pulled through the material at the bends and to tear said bends as they are withdrawn from the pockets.

9. In a device of the class described, a long strip folded upon itself in a plurality of folds to form a series of integrally connected pockets and thin articles, each separately and individually inclosed in one of said pockets, and each pocket having an opening cut in the end thereof through which a portion of the article extends.

In testimony whereof I attached my hand.

FRANK A. CANFIELD.

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